This document discusses four tools that can be used in forty minutes: PechaKucha, Ignite, Speed Geeking, and podcasting. It summarizes the key points of podcasting, including that podcasts are episodic audio files that can be downloaded or streamed, and research showing they can increase student engagement and reduce dropout rates. The document recommends using podcasts to meet varying student needs and learning styles. It also provides tips on creating podcasts using computer sound recorders or iPad apps.

1. Four Tools
in Forty
Minutes

2. * PechaKucha or Pecha Kucha (Japanese: ペ
チャクチャ, IPA: [petɕa ku͍̥tɕa],[1] chit-chat)
* Ignite meant to ignite the audience
* Speed Geeking
*

3. *Podcasting
Audio that Excites!

4. Well, according to Wikipedia:
A podcast* is a type of digital
media consisting of an episodic
series of audio... files
subscribed to and downloaded
...or streamed online to a
computer or mobile device.
*

5. *…faculty reported greater student
engagement and interest in class
discussions, field research and independent
projects incorporating the use of iPods.
*…faculty noted that students are less likely
to drop podcasted courses because the
recordings help them to keep up with the
material.
*
* Duke University iPod First-Year Experience
(http://cit.duke.edu/pdf/ipod_initiative_04_05.pdf)
* UW Podcasting: Evaluation of Year One
(http://catalyst.washington.edu/projects/podcasting_year1.pdf)

6. *YOU SHOULD!
Especially if you want to :
*Meet the needs of more students with
varying learning styles and aptitudes
*Supplement existing material
*Give Students the ability to replay and
review information
*Asynchronous consumption allows for
convenient access and multi-tasking
(riding the bus, walking, working out,
etc…)
*
MACINSTRUCT http://www.macinstruct.com/node/43

7. *Built-in to a Computer –
*Sound Recorder on PC
*GarageBand on Mac
*iPadio
*

8. *

10. *“Video is becoming the medium of
choice for collecting images and
sound for educational and social
science learning. It is the proper
medium for research projects in
education, and it is the display
medium for the most complex
scientific animations.”
*
Digital Video for Education at http://archive.ncsa.illinois.edu/Cyberia/DVE/FusionDVE/

11. *You need to show a linear process
*You want to preserve more aspects
of human interaction - including
talking, gesture, eye gaze
*You want students to be able to see
a particular procedure repeatedly
*

12. *Recording Video
*Flipcam
*Webcam
*Cell phone
*Putting it Online
*YouTube
*

13. *

14. Screencasting
Don’t tell – SHOW!

15. *A screencast is a digital
recording of computer screen
output, also known as a video
screen capture, often
containing audio narration.
*

16. * “From the point of view of the audience, the
screencast allows them to learn by example,
seeing every step in great detail. Learning by
watching the host move through the steps
enables them to take note of where everything
is in the application or presentation. In most
cases the ability to pause or rewind also gives
the viewer the power to move at their own
pace… something a classroom cannot always
offer.”
*
Screencasting: How to Start at http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/19/screencasting-how-to-start/

17. *“For the creator, screencasting
offers the capability to explain
in detail what may be more
confusing when delivered in
audio or the written word.”
*
Screencasting: How to Start at http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/19/screencasting-how-to-start/

18. *Screenr
*

19. *

21. *SlideShare is a Web 2.0 based slide
hosting service. Users can upload
files privately or publicly in the
following file formats: PowerPoint,
PDF, or Keynote presentations.
*
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SlideShare

22. *Do you want your slides to reach
people who could not make it to
your talk or your class? Are you a
teacher looking to share your lesson
plans? Do you want to collaborate
with a colleague on a presentation
without having to email versions
back and forth?
*

23. *The White House
*Pew Internet
*US Army and US Navy
*NASA
*United Nations
*UNICEF
*UNDP
*UNEP (Ozonaction)
*World Economic Forum
*State of Utah
*Univ of Texas
*

24. * SlideShare
*

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